This paper examines structural similarities across modern governance systems worldwide. It argues that most contemporary states—regardless of ideological orientation—rely on borrowed institutional models characterized by centralization, bureaucratic regulation, fiscal authority, and narrative control. Rather than reflecting deep contextual innovation, these patterns reveal convergence toward stability-preserving architectures of power. The study calls for renewed political imagination rooted in first-principles design and human-centered institutional experimentation.
Mayank Singh (Thu,) studied this question.